Indiana Code
Chapter 7. Requirements for Group Contracts, Individual Contracts, and Evidence of Coverage
27-13-7-15. Dental Care Provisions Required

Sec. 15. (a) As used in this section, "child" means an individual who is less than nineteen (19) years of age.
(b) As used in this section, "enrollee" means an enrollee who is a child or an individual:
(1) with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more of the major life activities of the individual; and
(2) who:
(A) has a record of; or
(B) is regarded as;
having an impairment described in subdivision (1).
(c) A health maintenance organization that provides basic health care services shall include coverage under the terms and conditions of the benefits contract for anesthesia and hospital charges for an enrollee for dental care if the mental or physical condition of the enrollee requires dental treatment to be rendered in a hospital or an ambulatory outpatient surgical center. The Indications for General Anesthesia, as published in the reference manual of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, are the utilization standards for determining whether performing dental procedures necessary to treat the enrollee's condition under general anesthesia constitutes appropriate treatment.
(d) A health maintenance organization may:
(1) require prior authorization for hospitalization or treatment in an ambulatory outpatient surgical center for dental care procedures in the same manner that prior authorization is required for hospitalization or treatment of other covered medical conditions; and
(2) restrict coverage to include only procedures performed by a licensed dentist who has privileges at the hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center.
(e) This section does not apply to treatment rendered for temporal mandibular joint disorders (TMJ).
As added by P.L.189-1999, SEC.3.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 27. Insurance

Article 13. Health Maintenance Organizations

Chapter 7. Requirements for Group Contracts, Individual Contracts, and Evidence of Coverage

27-13-7-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

27-13-7-1. Persons Entitled to Copies of Contracts

27-13-7-2. Deceptive Contract Provisions Prohibited

27-13-7-3. Contract Provisions

27-13-7-4. Compliance With Requirements; Ten Day Grace Period

27-13-7-5. Evidence of Coverage

27-13-7-6. Evidence of Coverage; Prohibited Provisions

27-13-7-7. Evidence of Coverage; Required Statement

27-13-7-7.5. Prohibition on Coverage of Abortion; Exceptions; Coverage Through Rider or Endorsement

27-13-7-7.5-b. Prohibition on Coverage of Abortion; Exceptions; Coverage Through Rider or Endorsement

27-13-7-8. Readability Standards

27-13-7-9. Approval of Forms by Commissioner

27-13-7-10. Coverage Outside Indiana; Commissioner's Approval Not Required

27-13-7-11. Filing of Form With Commissioner; Review Period; Approval; Withdrawal of Approval; Hearing

27-13-7-12. Additional Information Required by Commissioner

27-13-7-13. Continuation of Coverage Statement

27-13-7-14. Post-Mastectomy Coverage

27-13-7-14.2. "Treatment of a Mental Illness or Substance Abuse"; "Act"; "Nonqualitative Treatment Limitations"; Reporting and Analysis Requirements for Individual and Group Contracts

27-13-7-14.5. Coverage for Nonexperimental, Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity

27-13-7-14.7. Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders

27-13-7-14.8. Treatment Limitations or Financial Requirements on Coverage of Services for Mental Illness

27-13-7-15. Dental Care Provisions Required

27-13-7-15.3. Breast Cancer Screening Mammography

27-13-7-16. Prostate Specific Antigen Test

27-13-7-17. Coverage for Colorectal Cancer Screening; Exception for Grandfathered Health Plans

27-13-7-18. Inherited Metabolic Disease Coverage

27-13-7-19. Coverage for Orthotic Devices and Prosthetic Devices

27-13-7-20. Prohibition on Chemotherapy Coverage Limitations

27-13-7-20.1. Individual or Group Contract Providing Coverage for Prescription Eye Drops; Refill of Prescription Eye Drops; Requirements

27-13-7-20.2. Coverage for Care Related to Cancer Clinical Trials

27-13-7-20.4. Applicability; Coverage for Methadone for Treatment of Pain

27-13-7-21. High Breast Density

27-13-7-22. Coverage of Telehealth Services; Prohibition on Requiring Use of Specific Information Technology Application

27-13-7-23. Step Therapy Protocol

27-13-7-24. Coverage for Anatomical Gifts, Transplantation, or Related Health Care Services

27-13-7-24.5. Coverage for Chronic Pain Management

27-13-7-26. Coverage for Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Disorders

27-13-7-27. Reimbursement for Emergency Medical Services